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Mr South 1966

Mr South 1966 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Nick Spano.

Year
1966
Location
USA
Federation
AAU
Divisions
1
Competitors
13

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Nick Spano Ray Timmons
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Mr South 1966 Results

Nick Spano Champion

1966 USA

Mr South 1966 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Nick Spano.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 2, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion Ray Routledge, who won in 1956, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Mr South 1966 in USA, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 13 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Nick Spano
Nick Spano
United States
2nd
Ray Timmons
United States
3rd
Gary Simpson
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Nick Spano United States
2nd Ray Timmons United States
3rd Gary Simpson United States
4th Richard Prumer United States
5th Paul Crain United States
6th Jerry Earnest United States
7th Buford Smith United States
8th Chandler Cook United States
9th Leo Gartland United States
10th Bobby Myers (1) United States
11th Randall Collins United States
12th Ronnie Drolet United States
13th Bob Doyle United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
13
Divisions
1
Size rank
1 of 6

The biggest edition on record, across 6 we hold.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1972 James Allen Open
1970 Ellington Darden Open
1969 Terry Moore Open
1966 Nick Spano Open
1956 Ray Routledge Open
1951 Stan Stanczyk Open
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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